Contra Costa California Letter Informing Debt Collector of False or Misleading Misrepresentations in Collection Activities - Threatening to Take an Action that Cannot Legally be Taken or That is not Intended to be Taken - Contacting the Consumer’s Employer

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Section 807 of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 1692e, provides, in part, as follows: "A debt collector may not use any false, deceptive, or misleading representation or means in connection with the collection of any debt. Without limiting the general application of the foregoing, the following conduct is a violation of this section:


"(5) The threat to take any action that cannot legally be taken or that is not intended to be taken."


It is a violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to contact a consumer debtor's employer for a purpose other than to obtain location information.

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No harassment The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) says debt collectors can't harass, oppress, or abuse you or anyone else they contact. Some examples of harassment are: Repetitious phone calls that are intended to annoy, abuse, or harass you or any person answering the phone. Obscene or profane language.

Harassment of the debtor by the creditor More than 40 percent of all reported FDCPA violations involved incessant phone calls in an attempt to harass the debtor.

Legal rights when dealing with debt collectors Under the Australian Consumer Law, a debt collector must not: use physical force or coercion (forcing or compelling you to do something) harass or hassle you to an unreasonable extent. mislead or deceive you (or try to do so)

State Debt Recovery Act 2018 No 11 - NSW Legislation.

You may bring a lawsuit against the debt collector in state court. In the lawsuit, you must prove that the debt collector violated the FDCPA. If successful, you might be able to collect $1,000 in statutory damages, and possibly more if you suffered harm from the violations.

(1) The false representation or implication that the debt collector is vouched for, bonded by, or affiliated with the United States or any State, including the use of any badge, uniform, or facsimile thereof.

The Australian Collectors & Debt Buyers Association Code of Practice (Code) is the industry code of the Australian Collectors & Debt Buyers Association (ACDBA). Compliance with this Code is a compulsory obligation for ACDBA members.

Debt collectors are generally prohibited under federal law from using any false, deceptive, or misleading misrepresentation in collecting a debt. The federal law that prohibits this is called the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).

Even if you do, debt collectors aren't allowed to threaten, harass, or publicly shame you. You can order them to stop contacting you.

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